Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Hmmmm, I´m a bit confused and/or ditto puzzled (on yet another side-track of mine), this time regarding the eponym ...
thurberi as in:
• the subspecies Junco hyemalis thurberi ANTHONY 1890 (here)
Today's HBW Alive Key is a bit hesitating:
The latter is also mentioned on p.264, as: "E. C. Thurber, who came to California in search of health and died at Alhambra, but not until he had discovered the Junco that bears his name" ... who died at the age of 31.
The OD above, repeatedly says; "E. C. ...", "E. C. ...", "E. C. Thurber" ... and the other guy; the American pharmacist, botanist and Plant collector George Thurber* was born in Providence, Rhode Island (New York) in 1821 ... and he died at his home near Passaic, New Jersey, April 2, 1890 ... hard to call "of Alhambra, California". There´s a whole continent between them! In 1890 they were on different sides of the US.
Then; why? (this said, even if the latter was connected to, and most likely visited, the boundries of the Southwesternmost corner of the US and Mexico).
In my mind it´s quite obvious the Junco subspecies does commemorate the unfortunate Eugene Carleton Thurber.
Can anyone explain the contradicting claims or the hesitation?
Björn
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*commemorated in some Plants. More on him, if of interest; here and here.
thurberi as in:
• the subspecies Junco hyemalis thurberi ANTHONY 1890 (here)
Today's HBW Alive Key is a bit hesitating:
But the OD is quite out-spoken (!):thurberi
Eugene Carleton Thurber (1865-1896) US field naturalist, collector (per Palmer 1928) (cf. Dr George Thurber (1821-1890) US botanist (per Beolens et al. 2014)) (subsp. Junco hyemalis).
Is there anyone who understand why Beolens et al. [I assume in their, much to often erroneous, Eponym Dictionary of Birds (2014)], would claim it´s commemorating the US botanist Dr George Thurber (1821–1890) versus T. S. Palmer's claim, from back in 1928 (here, p.298, or see attached jpg) that says: Eugene Carleton Thurber (1865–1896) ... !?Not long since I was shown by Mr. E. C. Thurber of Alhambra, California, two Juncos that differed from any that I had seen on this coast, and ...
[...]
I take pleasure in naming this handsome Junco for the discoverer Mr. E. C. Thurber of Alhambra, Cal.
[...]
... Wilson's Peak, May 24th, 1890: E. C. Thurber, collector
The latter is also mentioned on p.264, as: "E. C. Thurber, who came to California in search of health and died at Alhambra, but not until he had discovered the Junco that bears his name" ... who died at the age of 31.
The OD above, repeatedly says; "E. C. ...", "E. C. ...", "E. C. Thurber" ... and the other guy; the American pharmacist, botanist and Plant collector George Thurber* was born in Providence, Rhode Island (New York) in 1821 ... and he died at his home near Passaic, New Jersey, April 2, 1890 ... hard to call "of Alhambra, California". There´s a whole continent between them! In 1890 they were on different sides of the US.
Then; why? (this said, even if the latter was connected to, and most likely visited, the boundries of the Southwesternmost corner of the US and Mexico).
In my mind it´s quite obvious the Junco subspecies does commemorate the unfortunate Eugene Carleton Thurber.
Can anyone explain the contradicting claims or the hesitation?
Björn
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*commemorated in some Plants. More on him, if of interest; here and here.
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